Assistant nurses working in care of older people: Associations with sustainable work ability

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 325-332

  Hägglund, Karin M ^a,b   Helsing, Christer ^c   Sandmark, Hélène ^a,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Administration of Education   (Sweden)

^c Tabelloform   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Odds ratios; Self rated health; Sickness absence; Women; Work ability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MANPOWER; NURSING ASSISTANT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSES' AIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79955961681     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00830.x     Document Type: Article

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